A virtual machine that is not powered on is stored as a:
A) Hard drive
B) Process in RAM
C) Set of files
D) Snapshot

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A virtual machine that is not powered on is stored as a set of files, which includes configuration files, virtual hard disks, and snapshots (if any). When the virtual machine is powered on, it's loaded into RAM as a process. However, while in a powered off state, it's stored as a set of files on a physical host machine's hard drive.

A Virtual Machine That Is Not Powered on Is Stored